Big TenNittany Lions

Penn State

17th of 1367–6

Rank

17th

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

+17.2

90% range 7.7 to 26.7

Offense

34.1

20th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

16.9

15th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 30 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Nevada W 46–11

Rating change−0.4

Wk 2Sep 6 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Florida International W 34–0

Rating change−1.5

Wk 3Sep 13 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Villanova W 52–6

Rating change−0.2

Wk 5Sep 27 · 7:30 PM ET vs#3

Oregon L 24–30

Rating change−0.2

Wk 6Oct 4 · 3:30 PM ET at

UCLA L 37–42

Rating change−2.2

Wk 7Oct 11 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Northwestern L 21–22

Rating change−2.4

Wk 8Oct 18 · 7:00 PM ET at

Iowa L 24–25

Rating change+0.4

Wk 10Nov 1 · 12:00 PM ET at#1

Ohio State L 14–38

Rating change−1.2

Wk 11Nov 8 · 12:00 PM ET vs#2

Indiana L 24–27

Rating change+1.3

Wk 12Nov 15 · 3:30 PM ET at

Michigan State W 28–10

Rating change+0.8

Wk 13Nov 22 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Nebraska W 37–10

Rating change+2.4

Wk 14Nov 29 · 3:30 PM ET at

Rutgers W 40–36

Rating change−1.4

PostDec 27 · 12:00 PM ET vs#25

ClemsonBad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl W 22–10

Rating change+0.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2025

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2024	Big Ten	3 of 134	25.4	38.0	12.6	13–3	Seed6
2023	Big Ten	8 of 133	23.2	37.3	14.1	10–3	—
2022	Big Ten	7 of 131	21.8	37.3	15.5	11–2	—
2021	Big Ten	22 of 130	10.2	28.8	18.6	7–6	—
2020	Big Ten	22 of 127	13.0	35.5	22.5	4–5	—
2019	Big Ten	13 of 130	18.8	36.4	17.6	11–2	—
2018	Big Ten	14 of 130	15.8	36.3	20.5	9–4	—
2017	Big Ten	6 of 130	24.6	44.2	19.6	11–2	—
2016	Big Ten	13 of 128	16.1	42.2	26.1	11–3	—
2015	Big Ten	56 of 128	2.8	28.7	25.9	7–6	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

PSU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles